AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC., AVIAN ACQUISITION CORP. and ANN INC. Dated as of May 17, 2015Merger Agreement • May 18th, 2015 • Ascena Retail Group, Inc. • Retail-apparel & accessory stores • Delaware
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of May 17, 2015 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among Ascena Retail Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Avian Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and ANN INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Section 8.4, Section 8.5 or as otherwise defined elsewhere in this Agreement unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
